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Appearance

In the Japanese version, he speaks with a Nagoya dialect and usually ends his sentences with "da'gya!". In the dub, this turned into a Southern United States accent. Armadillomon's easy going nature is a sharp contrast to his partner Cody's serious personality.

Description

Armadillomon is one of the three Digimon of ancient times who were sealed away by the Digimon SovereignAzulongmon in case of a crisis. He was awakened when the Digimon Emperor began his conquest of the Digital World. Cody, on his first visit to the Digital World, lifted the Digi-Egg of Knowledge. This freed Armadillomon from his suspended animation.

Diamond Shell (Rolling Stone): Armadillomon curls up into a ball and rams into the opponent.

Scratch Beat: Rapidly slashes enemies using his claws.

Other Forms

The name "Armadillomon" refers to only the Rookie form of this digimon. Throughout the series, Armadillomon gains the ability to digivolve into a number of more powerful forms (each with a different name). The Rookie form, however, is his most common and preferred form.

Tsubumon

Tsubumon is Armadillomon's Fresh form. The name "Tsubumon" comes the Japanese word "Tsubu", which means 'a grain' or 'a drop'. Tsubumon oftens appears after Armadillomon de-digivolves from his Shakkoumon form.

Attacks:

Bubble Blow (Acid Bubbles): Fires bubbles from the mouth.

Upamon

Upamon is the In-Training form of Armadillomon. The name "Upamon" comes from the Nahuatl word "upa", referring to a young axolotl (a type of salamander). Armadillomon de-digivolves into this form when he returns to the Real World. He is incredibly hyper-active compared to his Rookie form.

Armadillomon first armor digivolved to Digmon on the day of his revival,[4] when the Digimon Emperor abducted Davis. Cody's desire to understand life's mysteries evoked the power of the Digi-Egg, allowing Armadillomon to armor digivolve to Digmon and destroy the Dark Ring on Drimogemon, a Digimon who was under the Emperor's control. Digmon was a valuable fighter during the Digimon Emperor's reign of terror, but when Ken renounced his evil persona, Armadillomon was now able to digivolve normally to Ankylomon, who became his main fighting form, thus Digmon was only used for underground battles since he is the only Digimon who can dig.

Submarimon

Armadillomon first became Submarimon on the day the Digi-Egg of Reliability was found. The DigiDestined children had been trapped in an offshore oil platform by a MegaSeadramon who was under the control of the Digimon Emperor. Cody was able to invoke the power of the Digi-Egg of Reliability, allowing Armadillomon to armor digivolve to Submarimon. With the help of Ikkakumon, Submarimon destroyed the Dark Spiral on MegaSeadramon and freed the DigiDestined. Submarimon is one of the few digimon forms belonging to the Digimon who is well-equipped for combat in water, even able to attack Ultimates head-on. His head also contains a cockpit that can fit a single human. Even after Ken renounced his evil persona, Submarimon was still used for underwater battles as he is the only digimon who could swim.

Megaton Press: Ankylomon leaps into the air and slams his body onto his opponent.

Shakkoumon

Shakkoumon is an Ultimate-level Mutant Digimon DNA-digivolved from Angemon and Ankylomon, combining Ankylomon's armor with Angemon's holy power. A primarily defensive fighter, he's able to absorb most attacks from more powerful Digimon.

Shakkoumon was first formed when the DigiDestined attempted to protect the last Destiny Stone from BlackWarGreymon. Both Cody and T.K. knew that the Destiny Stone must not be destroyed, regardless of BlackWarGreymon's wishes, so their partners, Angemon and Ankylomon, were able to DNA digivolve and form Shakkoumon, who teamed up with Paildramon and Silphymon to fend off BlackWarGreymon. Although the three Ultimates were unable to defeat BlackWarGreymon, they were able to stall him for long enough for the children to evacuate the Destiny Stone which allowed them to, unknowingly, summon Azulongmon.

When he runs out of energy, Shakkoumon degenerates to Tokomon and Tsubumon.